Governor General arrives in Germany for first international visit

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon arrives Sunday in Berlin to begin her first international visit on behalf of Canada in the German capital.  May Simon's four-day state visit will include a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and she will

World March of Women’s 5th action wraps up with rallies against poverty and violence

MONTREAL — The World March of Women's fifth international action wrapped up with events in Quebec on Sunday, with organizers demanding the provincial government better protect Indigenous women.  The Montreal coalition of the World March for Women said ...

Coast Guard: 1,200-foot ship dragged California oil pipeline

Investigators believe a 1,200-foot (366-meter) cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line fouled the Southern California coastline with crude.

Top Democrats woo Black voters in Virginia governor’s race

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams on Sunday urged Black churchgoers to turn out for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in next month's Virginia governor's election, saying that what happens in the most watched race this year will “show

Poles protest pushbacks of migrants at border with Belarus

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched Sunday in two Polish cities in solidarity with migrants and asylum-seekers at the Poland-Belarus border who have been pushed back by Polish authorities.

Quebec reports 532 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

MONTREAL — Quebec reported 532 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with four more deaths related to the virus.  In a news release Sunday, health officials said hospitalizations fell by six to 303, while the number of patients in intensive care

Quebec reports 532 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 532 new COVID-19 cases, along with four more deaths related to the virus.  In a news release Sunday, health officials say hospitalizations fell by six to 303, while the number of patients in intensive care dropped

Ontario reports 443 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 443 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths linked to the virus. The province says 288 of those cases are in individuals who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, and 155

Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid

At the Loma Verde Recreation Center south of San Diego, demolition work is underway on a $24 million project that will rebuild the facility from the ground up, complete with a new pool. An hour's drive to the north, the

Bill Clinton back home after hospitalization from infection

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton arrived Sunday at his home in New York to continue recovering from an infection that left him in treatment for six days at a Southern California hospital, officials said.